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…at least the cameraman wasn’t in the pool with them…
these must be the most stupid people ive ever seen; they deserve to die and obviously havnt had a physics class ever
this has nothing to do with physics……..
This has everything to do with physics and so does everything else.
It’s called Electricity and Conductivity.
But I guess they ‘havnt’ had a physics class.
wow you fail!!!
It wouldnt even kill them, it might give them a slight shock, but it wouldnt do what the stereotype of that situation says it would. Water is one of the most in-efficent conductors out there.
Go ahead and try it Bob.
Pure water doesn’t conducts electricity, the problem is that pure water doesn’t exists, the common water has metal mixed with it, or something like that, that’s why it conducts electricity, but however there’s a way to take that metals from water and take it’s conductivity with it.
Pure water is not a good conductor, but when there is something dissolved in them, like salt or chlorinated water, then it acts as an electrolyte and will conduct electricity well. They will Fail and possibly die.
wrong wrong wrong
silver is the best conductor ,rubber n feathers worst ,and water in middle but will still blow ya balls off especially if 115vor240v ac feed.
did you hear about the electronic japanese toilet that shorted out and killed the lady tourist when her poo touched the water while still attached to her sphincter…ouch ouch ouch
not the way i wana go
tentacle hentai win
Did Mythbusters do something like this but in a bath. I thought they mentioned that there would need to be something in the water to conduct the current to the ground e.g the drain pipe. But seeing as this is made completely I’m guessing out of rubber or plastic, if the live current fell into the water it would not have anything to conduct it to the ground?
Any way who cares they are clearly fvcktards, they should have spiced it up by using petrol instead of water
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And the winner in the category The Most Electrifying Death is…
The guy taking a bath with his toaster.
As I told a friend who had sent me that a couple weeks ago: those are french plugs; therefore they have a differential circuit breaker (mandatory).
So I wouldn’t take a dip with them, but I wouldn’t put them at the top of the office death pool just yet.
Hate to complain, but the sockets in Sweden, and most of europe has looked that way for many many years…
What’s that have to do with anything?
He’s saying that the plugs, hence the picture location, mustn’t necessarily be in France, as these types of Europlugs/Schuko sockets are used throughout all of Europe – apart from the usual backwaters (UK and Ireland).
They are just like that here in Portugal…
Ahem – “usual backwaters”? UK plugs are safer than those used elsewhere in the EU as they have an Earth pin as well as neutral and live ones.
Then again, anyone putting an electric extension cable on a soon-to-sink platform above water deserves everything they get coming to them…
Uk back water how dare thee, I never tried to eltrocute myself in a pool I have you know
defense of United Kingdom fail
It doesn’t matter, the only defense the UK needs is the simple fact it isn’t the USA.
Epic British Win!
You’re an idiot.
reply fail!
American Revolution: Epic American Win
WWI: Epic European Fail
WWII: Epic European Fail
Need I say more? maybe 3rd times the charm, ya’ll might get it eventually
You fail at life. Seriously. Only an idiot would bring those things up and pretend America is the best. Shit. What a fucking moron. You’ve ruined my enjoyment of the fail now. Idiot.
goal of pissing off some D-bag who is too self absorbed: Epic Win
funny, if the US is such a win then why the hell is it the laughing stock of the world…. the country is dangerous, you can’t go out in the streets with out watching your back for some twat with a gun, your government is fucked,
the constitution…. well fucked…. 2nd amendment should have been abolished the moment we hit the modern ages…. American shoot themselves to shit, elect idiots as their country leaders, have failing government systems continously…. your health system being a perfect example of EPIC fail…. hell most of america is epic fail…. even your politicians are so ignorant that one thought obama was an arab…. hell some of the crap that comes outa your tourists mouths is hilarious… nothing like watching an American ‘tough guy’ getting his arse handed to him… hell i’m sorry to say it mate but America is no #1, europe shits all over you for livability
i got out side alot
Politicians have their stupid moments but that doesnt mean that we are all stupid… That guy just kinda screwed up how cool British accents are for me…
while people in the U.S. may get shot frequently. people are shot all over the world at a higher rate. therefore that is not a reason for one country being better than another and quite frankly all this territorial bull shit should of ended with the sword and shield we are all neighbors on this planet and should act like it
I won’t take the time to mention every that is wrong with your comment, such as how would you know which streets are safe in the U.S. and which ones are not? Our health care system, people come here from all over the world, particulary in Minnesota, Mayo Clinics and Hospital, Northwest Hospital, University of Minnesota. Canada, with its supposedly free system has many of its residents coming to the States for health care. Why? Because they don’t want to wait, in some cases, six months for an MRI. Liviability? How many people want to immigrate to your country as opposed to the U.S.? Second Amendment? We have rights in this country, guaranteed rights. Every person I know that owns a weapon is law abiding. Sure the U.S. has problems but we don’t hide them and God knows we’ve elected some idiots. Sure some morons thought Obama was Muslim when he acutally isn’t. Some people actually thought Bush conspired with Bin Laden to attack the Twin Towers as well.
I’m proud to be from the U.S. and of the role our nation has played, specifically in saving the world from Facism in the middle part of the last century. I’m also proud of my European/Scandinavian heritage. But, Europe has its own issues. What happens in Europe in the next 25 to 50 years might be a precursor to events here. Europe is losing its identity. Its all good and fine to what to be inclusive and help people, but not to the point of including those who want to destroy you and to the point where Paris is burning . . . again. So, I’ll just sit here in the States, holding onto my Winchester 12 gauge, eating beef jerkey, watching the Simpsons and getting the best medical care money can buy. You can stay where ever you are, doing nothing and let history roll over you. I guess I did want to reply to everything you said.
By the way, our leaders to your leaders . . . Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, Benito Mussolini to name a few. I believe, not sure, but I believe these fellows were all EUROPEAN. Thanks guys for providing us with some of the biggest mass murders in World History.
As far as i’m concerned, You are all racist Douches. Who gives a shit where the photo was taken? Who cares where the guys are from? There are dickheads in every country and it would appear that most of them leave comments on this site. This is the first and last time i look at the comments.
Grow a brain you bunch of dickmunches.
comment fail
Well i definitely want to say that Gopher gets a Win.
gopher=epic WIN
Tempest= equally epic FAIL
i like turtles
wow… im an american and his comment is just ignorant… cuz the american revolution was not about America (since it wasnt even a country) but it was about not having taxes. Oh and most people still wanted to be ruled by the king…FYI..
WWI: Killed millions but the US was in a time of Isolationism therefore not entering the war till right at the end. and still suffered huge numbers of casualties…
WWII: killed millions… and ended with a bomb that caused people to suffer… that is just awesome…
and saying that you think a third time is good. well that just makes you a an ignorant uninformed backwaters typical american that the world hates. how about you become informed and know what your talking about. then maybe you can make a comment that will mean something to everyone and not play into the typical american stereotype of being an Idiot.
Therefore as a fellow american I say that you FAIL!
Well, there are us few who know better than to dis other people beaucse we don’t want to try any other way to live, I am proud to be an American, and you can never meet a typical American
(wow… im an american and his comment is just ignorant… cuz the american revolution was not about America (since it wasnt even a country) but it was about not having taxes. Oh and most people still wanted to be ruled by the king…FYI..)
No, it was about not paying taxes without Representation.
And most wanted to be ruled by the King at the beginning but that mentality shifted as the war continued.
(WWI: Killed millions but the US was in a time of Isolationism therefore not entering the war till right at the end. and still suffered huge numbers of casualties…)
We didn’t want to get involved with foreign wars that were not our business.
We finally joined and then tipped the balance heavily towards the Entente powers, thus winning the war.
We lost 117,000 people in one year. That is comparable to the yearly losses by the British and other European powers. That is HALF the anual deaths that the British suffered.
Epic exaggeration and historical misrepresentation fail.
(WWII: killed millions… and ended with a bomb that caused people to suffer… that is just awesome…)
Yes and if we had not joined the war you would not be alive and neither would I because neither of us are perfect examples of Aryanhood that the Nazis wanted.
(and saying that you think a third time is good. well that just makes you
a an ignorant uninformed backwaters typical american that the world hates. how about you become informed and know what your talking about. then maybe you can make a comment that will mean something to everyone and not play into the typical american stereotype of being an Idiot.
Therefore as a fellow american I say that you FAIL!)
He said that Europe was trashed two times in a row… maybe ifd it happens again they will finally win without America helping. He never said it was a good thing.
Epic reading comprehension fail.
America invented Electricity. nuff said.
where is the world with out electricity?
Benjamin Franklin, American epic win.
btw tempest do you own a car?
America didn’t invent electricity. Nobody invented electricity. The Ancient Egyptians knew very faintly about electricity akmost 5000 years ago. Research was carried out on electricity by English physicist William Gilbert in 1600, drawing a link between magnetism and electricity. A primitive electrostatic generator was built in 1663 by German Otto von Guericke. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin carried out research into electricity, and discovered that lightning was in fact electicity. Italian Luigi Galvani published his work detailing how it was electrical impulses that fire offf nerve impulses in our bodies. Finally in Italy the first alternating zinc znd copper battery was produced in 1800, Leading on to circuits being built by the Danish Hans Christen Orsted and French Andre Marie Ampere in 1819-1820, while British Michael Faraday invented the electric motor in 1821.
Hope that has enlightened you on how America did, in fact, not invent electricity.
US education system fail.
Lewis history lesson win.
Lumping 49 nations into one group: Geography Fail
Failing to understand Frances involvement in the American revolution: History Fail
All of the above coupled with an arrogance and lack of respect for the other 5.7 billion people on this planet: Just being an american
War of 1812: Epic American Win
Actually, the United States attacked the British to the north of them (which of course later became Canada), and Canada successfully defended itself. Also, the British troops set fire to the White House, which afterwards had to be painted (which is why it’s called the White House).
Canada Win.
Vietnam: Epic fail?
If you wanted to convince everyone that America really is #1, you really shouldn’t have brought up the World Wars. In both of those, you sat on your island, miles away from the dangerous bits, until you were sure you’d picked the winning side and sent us a token effort. If we hadn’t have won the Battle of Britain and started to tip the scales towards victory, I bet America would have jumped into a pair of lederhosen and helped Hitler take over the world. And the American Revolution wasn’t really a win for you, it was British People in Britain Vs British people in America (and the French).
Class dismissed. Stay behind for further learning, USA #1, you’re obviously a moron.
WW2 – Russiadidallthedirtyworkandtookgermany
wow, you disking america when you are on an american site, .com is american, hence why british is .co.uk, so think before you speak
WIN
First of all, it’s failblog.org.
.com is not necessarily “American”. You can buy a .com domain from anywhere in the world. Although the domain was bought through a private registration service in Pennsylvania, you have no idea whether or not the owner of the domain is American. Learn your shit before you speak.
FAILBLOG.ORG not FAILBLOG.COM
FAIL!
“.com” is short for “commercial”, and has nothing to do with America.
Bonus points for failing to realize that the site is failblog.org, of course.
America is win now they have Obama. It should heve been Bush = FAIL
Pretty sure the red coats had an epic fail at the hands of the US colonies.
I wince at the profound dumbassedness as expressed by some — and I say tentatively — “fellow Muricuns” in this thread. I think it speaks more about an EPIC FAIL in our education system and basic lack of global curiosity. But more than that, it addresses a PROFOUND FAIL in our press and what we have come to expect and demand from the corporate-owned and watered down ‘news’ we are bombarded with in the USA. Ignorance is nearly unavoidable, try living here for a few years. God damn, it’s the world’s most delicious cool-aid. Sugary and devoid of nutrition, but mm mm good.
Europlugs/shukos are earthed.
The connectors are at the sides of the plug so the plug fits in both ways, unlike the three pronged UK plug. And it’s compatible with the older nonearthed outlets.
they are used in Brazil too
Depends on the brazillian state.
I know for sure they’re used in portugal and spain, but in rio de janeiro the sockets are different
where not backwards
were just well
we FAIL
Backwater, hah! The UK domestic electrical system is renowned for being the safest in the world by a LONG WAY. UK plugs are larger because they contain a removable fuse, allowing every socket in the home to supply up to 13A of current at 240V quite safely. The sockets contain shutters that close up when no plug is connected, the pins of the plugs are themselves insulated for the first centimetre and there is no danger of connecting a plug ‘the wrong way up’ (which, irrelevent of the appliance, is dangerous). No other system has all these safety devices together.
Continental European Fail (as usual).
The UK plugs are way too bulky. it’s a complete mess when you
have 10’s of appliances which takes a ridiculously large floor space.
Lol, I didn’t know you could connect a plug ‘the wrong way up’!
As for the shutter, I don’t exactly see the point. If you put a
metallic wire inside you will be electrocuted in any case.
You only need to push harder.
Common Sense Fail (I know it’s not commonl)
The shutters covering the live and neutral won’t open unless the (longer) earth pin is inserted first. And many 2-pin plugs can easily be inserted the wrong way up, ie neutral pin inserted into the live. I hope you didn’t think I meant putting the plug in with the pins facing outward instead of inward (!)
It doesn’t make a difference what country this picture is in, though, does it? I mean, the wiring in any country would have this situation end in electrocution, wouldn’t it?
Actually, with AC circuits it doesnt matter which way up a 2pin is.
AC – Alerternating Current – Constantly changes from + to – at a high speed, UK plugs use a fuse for extra saftey. And most UK plugs use an earth pin because the appliance conducts somewhere on the outside of the case, or contains a transformer.
There are so many isolation points or fuses in a uk circuit compared to a europe circuit that really does make our system the safest.
Apart from our voltage being over double europes. The upside of that though is if we want to use an english appliance over europe, we can fit a 2pin plug to our UK appliance and it WILL run on 110v, Europe cant do that, cuz 240v will blow a 110v appliance
Ok… just to make sure, an Earth pin is the same a a Ground pin,
yes? It is the one to help stop you from really hurting yourself
on accidental contact???
I think it is the same, but wanna make sure!
I know it’s a tad late, but yes. It’s the little round pin below the two rectangular plugs. On the off chance that you read this comment, rest assured!
It’s 240V over the whole of Europe. 110V in the US and Japan and some other countries.
I think it is absolutely hilarious that ANYONE, upon taking a look at that picture, would automatically assume these are simple american white trash people. I think that says more about this matter than anything.
and newzealand and australia
‘Sup, anonymous! I didn’t know you talked to yourself!
European plugs
Saw this on Neatorama a while back, SO funny, regardless of where they’re from.
This should be captioned “Impending Fail”.
“those are french plugs”
Good to know White Trash Engineering is an international phenomenon.
Although that pic does remind me of a story from college …
except the pool was filled with more beer than water.
Ground fault circuit interruption seems like magic, but it’s reliable and safe. Neil and man fail for not understanding electricity and modern electric systems….:(
CAN I HAZ MORE REEL FALES?
gosh! Dead ducks!
help!
I love the flip flops placed in the powerstrip to keep it afloat, they are smart enough to know the laws of physics where it applies to bouyancy, but not to electricity. Also, there are three people in the shot, at least one of them could be smart enough to realize there’s a problem.
lol, great observation!
There are 4 people in the picture- three in the pool, and the cameraman. So 1/4 showed intelligence.
um…
I smell a Darwin.
I can smell it too…and I live far away from this incident…
Common ppl, you’re not serious? This is FAKE, of course the other end of the cable is not plugged anywhere. The guy that lies in the pool smiles with such a “whole world is going to byte this” grin, that is so obvious. I read somewhere that this is a setup, and OF COURSE nobody is that stupid, every kid first learns how water, fire and electricity can harm you.
FAIK!
polter says: “nobody is that stupid”
???
Wow, I think this site alone proves otherwise
Theses are not french plugs for sure, but maybe german.
It’s not fake and it’s safe due the ground fault circuit interrupter which will kick in should the line drop into the water. You shouldn’t try it at home because it’s only safe with proper electricity installation. Also, yes, it’s most-likely from Germany.
looks more like succeed to me
How do you see a difference between German plugs and French ones? As far as I know it’s EXACTLY the same system. And yes, it seems to be German: They are BBQing, they use flip-flops, and forced their children out of the kiddie pool. Unfortunately, I cannot identify any label of the beer bottles, so I’m not sure at all but: Look at them! Red-skinned and proud of it. That’s my country!
they will be BBQ’ed
|the kid|
This is retardation at it’s finest. A true result of our feeding children drugs era.
This is retardation at it’s finest. A true result of our feeding children drugs era.
“Theses are not french plugs for sure, but maybe german”
Heh, they are not german, they are swedish. Plugs are exactly the same in all the european union. you fail.
Nope, they’re completely different in the UK and Ireland.
YOU FAIL! :p
They’re neither French, nor German, but Swedish – because they are the same all over the EU (apart from UK&Ireland)? How the hell does that make sense?
Besides, we all know there’s no water in its liquid state in Sweden. It’s technically impossible you snowman. (/sarcasm)
This pic is from germany. The beer is Krombacher and Veltins.
Remember that it is possible to drink German beer outside Germany…
“Plugs are exactly the same in all the european union. you fail.”
No, they’re not. You certainly need to carry around an adapter traveling europe. French and German plugs at least look almost the same. mabe this will help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_mains_power_plugs%2C_voltages_and_frequencies
@Markus:
So tell me why I should use an adapter in France. Although there are different sockets there’s no problem to plug a German electronical device into a French plug. I can’t see why to use an adapter in France. It’s not England as far as I know…
YOU ALL FAIL ppl all plugs are the same in europe and americans sorry to say but if you haven’t been there you shouldn’t be giving any comments
Not only are you wrong, you didn’t even bother to read the earlier comments that proved you’re wrong.
DOUBLE FAIL!! :p
Jeroen, no the plugs are not the same in europe and america.
LMAO@Succeed
probably from germany. bottles seem to be from Warsteiner (beer mixed w coke, lemon, …)
Beer mixed with coke? That’s a fail all by itself.
I actually know the guy standing. He is definitely German. He sent me the pick sometime last year, but I can’t imagine the other side was plugged in. Even though he might be crazy enough to generally get killed doing something stupid I wouldn’t say he is that stupid…
Pretending you know some idiot in a random photo on the internet so that people will think you’re cool?
META FAIL!
Pretending to know what meta means because you’re a fraternity god in your sad little 40-year-old fantasies?
BETA FAIL!
^I think I’m in e-love <3
Nobody would get killed even if the connector got drowned. Water has quite a high resistivity (unless the two drunkards pissed in it too much…) and electricity always takes the shortest path. In this case it would simply run from one line of the connector to the other which is metal and only about an inch spaced apart.
And no, plugs are not the same in all of the European union.
Northwood Lan 7 summer 2007
beer: Krombacher Pils
Veltins V+ lemon (Beer+Sprite)
Veltins V+ cola (Beer+Cola)
Veltins V+ energy (beer+Energy drink, blue bottles)
http://www.northwood-lan.de
Bah, doesn’t anyone know about electricity?
The worst that is going to happen here is the power will short circuit. Electricity doesn’t “electrify” the pool, It seeks ground. As it seems they are in a plastic pool it is probably well insulated anyway. If there were enough power to jump the plastic barrier, the power certainly won’t travel half way across the pool just to course through a person when there’s plenty of water where the plug is….
Summary: Education fail
You are technically correct, however, compare to skydiving- if something doesn’t go quite right, you could DIE! At least with skydiving you get a thrill that lasts several minutes, sitting in a pool with power cords isn’t exactly thrilling, so not worth the risk.
yall are all morons who said they will die. if u know anything about gronding and wood with electricity, you would realize that they are in little to no danger. thats why there is wood on the plug.
didn’t you notice the plug IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POOL?!? you’re the moron
the wood is there to make it boyant if that plug was to fall in ant way it is not in the circut and isnt afective any way because if was to fall in the wood would float and the plug would be under it
you all fail
staged full stop
These guys are from Germany. I recognize the beer-bottles: V+ Lemon, Cola and Energy and a bottle Krombacher.
OMG WHAT MORONS!! LOL! Darwin award to them.
The plugs in Germany and France are the same. I live in the Netherlands and have been to those countries, and they’re exactly the same as the ones in my house. The ones in the Czech Republic are also the same. They are, however, much different from US plugs.
That being said, I’m also pretty sure that Water + Electricity = Death here too. Circuit breakers, etc aside, this is totally not safe, and no one with half a working braincell would do it.
Epic Fail.
The plugs in Germany and France are NOT exactly the same, but very similar. most will work.
All it takes is what? Less than 1 amp to stop the ol’ ticker?
Not likely to happen there, but still… Was it necessary to have the table in the MIDDLE of the pool? One trip on the wire, and the booze goes overboard. FAIL on THAT account at least.
Actually less than 100 milliamps can stop your heart and wet skin makes your body 100 times less resistive. Though the GFCI will most likely trip and stop any current from flowing immediately after contacting the water, these guys are clearly idiots.
Now this is just hardcore manliness. Takes balls to put your balls on the line like that.
I just think they are BEGGING The Grim Reaper to come!
holy mother of god
think about that you not see the end of these plugs
it must not plugged in so it could easy be a FAKE
Cases of beer: 60 euros.
Electric grill: 80 euros.
Inflatable pool: 100 euros.
Pair of flipflops that are the only thing floating between you and death: 10 euros.
Electrocuting your buddies: priceless.
There are some things money can’t buy. ; )
(Swanky newfangled European circuitry or not, I think I would rather stay outta THAT pool). : )
drunkn morans
FAIL, call OSHA lmao
lol this is real epic fail imo xD
I think that’s more of a DarWIN
i’m embarrassed to be of the same species
This foto is from Germany. Location: 48356 Nordwalde.
Place: School.
Ah, this guys are boors/clodhopper. On this village only stupid people
6 Years ago I was in this school.
so you are from the same school/village as where only stupid people attend. awesome! ..looking forward to future posts from you too then!
… thats rad
Okay, I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume that this was staged and those cords aren’t actually plugged into a power source. If not, well, I guess the gene pool needed some chlorine anyway…
fuse could save them or not.
OMG! HOLY S… that must be a joke… come on theres no one stupid enough to do that… LOL its awesome!!
those are the cutest chubby electrodes i’ve ever seen!
Potential Darwin Award candidates.
I’m sure this wasn’t SERIOUSLY plugged in!
They probably just took the picture for the shock factor. . . let’s hope so anyway.
1. Yes they’re german
2. In an Interview they said that it wasn’t plugged in and it was only a funpic
This is an Impending Death Epic Fail.
This is an Impending Death Epic Fail.
Best setup ever
Has to be my fave one so far
rednecks. haha. what if it fell in? wouldnt they get zapped?
i hope they died
ignorant humans fail…. the world population as a whole regardless of nationality or any other possible type of ignorant prejudice has problems: stupid people, prejudice people, obese people, uninformed or misinformed people, so rather than assume everyone in one place is messed up in some way based off of something you heard or someone you met, just assume that that person is messed up, not their entire population
epic pool suicide party faiL XD
The mates are so stupid the first thing to kill them will be the sandals.
Yeah because kill almost all native americans is so much better than hitler?
Ummm Ok thing is that America is definatly not a perfect place and neither are the people but no where, and I mean no where in the world is perfect we all have plenty of flaws so how about we work together to fix them instead of pointing each others flaws out? I’m Canadian and hell theres plenty of stupid people here just today I walked out of the fast and furios 4 and some guy in his crappy truck was trying to do a burnout. Perfect example of fail, now how about a little less fighting and a little more fail pic surfing hmm? Alright.
Wow….redneck swimming
Shocking!
i’ve been reading your comments, and i’m laughing my ass off .. i’m an electrician, and i’d have no problem doing this .. as some half-decent people have commented before me, .. circuit would break before you could even get a tingling sensation.
you have watched TOO MANY AMERICAN MOVIES where everything sparks and blows up!
People argue about the most trivial things. Can’t you just enjoy the photo for what it is instead of worrying about the type of plugs or the nationality of the people involved? Geez.
*cue jaws music*